For the most part, art historians and artists have identified the s-curve in the female form, but not in the male. Is this a bias of a male-dominated discipline for centuries and centuries? Is it because males establish the rules and are (for the most part) attracted to the female form? Or is there something inherent in the female/s-curve that is beautiful?
Think of examples of non-female s-curves. The fact that non-feminine s-curves exist; does this prove that there is an inherent beauty not tied a previously male-dominated field?
S curves are concidered beautiful because they are found in almost any place at any time. the female form is identified with S-curves because the way the female body is built it creats these curves. the curves for the most part are generated near the chest and bottom. males do not have these curves because we are not built the same way.
ReplyDeletehey lawler i need to take the pictures now!!!!
ReplyDeleteabout the topic, i think the s-curves in the female body r atractive to the eye and when we find s-curves in other things it gives us a conection to the female body, i think that the male obsesion with the female body is what made us so atracted to all s-curves including those that r not in the female form like smoke, fire, etc...
I think that a s curve catches the eye because it has a smooth swift motion to it. A lot of the time when I see a s curve my eyes tend to follow the path, which in all is one of the best components of a good piece of art. I think that the girl’s body is a just a attractive s curve because a lot of girls body’s are really curve and have shape to them, rather than a guys who have a build that does not curve much at all. Overall when I think of a s curve I think a girl should only be used for a s curve because they have a better tone to their body, bringing out the beauty in the picture, rather than a tough muscular build of a man that might not be a pretty to the human eye
ReplyDeleteWelllllll, as a man who loves men, I think that there's definitely s-curves in the male form, probably just as apparent as in the female form. You can see s-curves in the face/bone structure of either gender, and the shape of the legs seems to tend towards s-curves as well. There's also many s-curves visible in nature and sometimes in architecture. This makes sense, because humans are inspired by natural forms and would want to recreate them in architecture.
ReplyDeletes-curves provide an interesting catch towards the viewers eye. i think they're pretty much eye candy in a way. i'd say the female form is the most common because of how much it can display or represent s-curves itself. i wouldn't find it bias because it just happens to be the way that it condones it. other than that the only thing i really feel makes good s-curves is smoke.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was introduced to s-curves, I thought that they were only found in the female form. I can look back now and know I was absolutely wrong. There are plenty of s-curves in the male body as well. Look at the muscle definitions (in more toned men, anyway) and you can see s-curves. I think the reason females are first thought of is their obvious s-curves in their hips. S-curves are flowing, and can be calming in a sense. Females are looked at to more soft and caring than men, which could be why females thought of first.
ReplyDeleteI believe the s-curve is tied to the female form because women have curvy bodies. It’s just something natural. The world today is based around sexuality, and sensual things. This is why the s-curves are so eye catching and interesting. Although this is tied to the female form, males are the majority of the viewers. Some examples of non female s-curves would be smoke, lights, a winding road, basically anything curvy.
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